Square Foot Garden Math 5th and 4th Grade

Are you ready for some Square Foot Garden Math?

Here is the data from our gardens at 10 am today, May 19, 2010.

MCS average plant height:
Radish 2.8 cm
Basil 0 cm
Tomato 0cm

HammerHead123 average plant height:
Strawberry 11.1 cm
Radish 4.5 cm
Cucumber 3.9 cm
Beans 5.5 cm
Melon 0.0 cm
Tomato 3.7 cm
* The 0.0 cm data means that the plant didn't sprout.

4th Grade Square Foot Garden Math

(by MCS)

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT BETWEEN CUCUMBERS AND BEANS?

5.5 cm - 3.9 cm = 1.6 cm

5th Grade Square Foot Garden Math

(by Hammerhead123)

WHAT IS THE MEAN, MEDIAN, MODE AND RANGE OF ALL PLANT HEIGHTS?

MEAN: 2.8 +4.5+0+0+3.7+11.1+3.9+5.5+0= 31.5 cm

31.5/9= 3.5 cm

MEDIAN: 0,0,0,2.8,3.7,3.9,4.5,5.5,11.1 = 3.7 cm

MODE: 0

RANGE: 11.1-0= 11.1 cm

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Square Foot Garden Math

Today we solved and explained two problems related to our square foot gardens.

How many square inches are in a 9 square foot garden?

by MCS (4th Grade)

1. To find the area of a square multiply the length times the width (in a square, these numbers are the same!)
2. In one square foot, each side is 12 inches, so you would multiply 12 by 12 and get 144 square inches as the area.
3. My garden is a 9 square foot garden and to find the total area of my garden you would multiply 144 square inches by nine.

There are 1296 square inches in my 9 square foot garden!

How many square inches does each plant get in my square foot garden?

by  Hammerhead123 (5th Grade)

Step 1 you find number of inches in a square foot. 12 inches x 12 inches = 144 square inches

step 2 you divide the number 144 by the number of plants per square foot.

Plant	Plants per square foot	Square inches per plant
Tomato, strawberry, melon, cucumber.	1	144
Basil, oregano.	4	36
Beans.	9	16
Carrot, radish.	16	9

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Limelight Education is a San Diego based homeschool and tutoring service. This blog is written by students and adults and will cover current homeschool projects and events.

Current Authors:
HammerHead123: He is a 5th grade student and an up and coming triathlete. Hammerhead recently placed 2nd in the 12-15 age group of the Spring Sprint Triathlon in San Diego.

MCS: She is a 4th grade student who single-handedly operates Happy Cat Rescue, a cat adoption service.

WD: He is a  homeschool teacher, tutor and the Director of Limelight Education

Today is Friday, April 30 and we are excited to start off our blog with an outdoor project: SQUARE FOOT GARDENING

Why are we doing this project?
To apply 4th and 5th grade standards to real world projects and to identify ways to grow more food in less space.

Please check back for posts by MS, KS and myself, WD.